Teaching the Controversy

G.D.O'Bradovich III

December 22, 2016

​At one time, there was a concerted effort from various quarters to introduce the teaching of Creation Science in public schools. We wish to bring to the Gentle Reader’s attention the ambiguity created by the wording “Creation Science”.

We know that, should this ill conceived effort succeed, students would be required to use reasoning skills to determine the relative merits of various claims to knowledge. The acquisition of appropriate reasoning skills would necessitate teaching the fundamentals of reasoning, and not only presenting facts for memorization to pass standardized tests as is fashionable today. This newly found skill of critical thought and being cautious towards unsubstantiated claims. These skills can be applied to diverse subjects, such as slavery, the Holocaust, the flat earth, astrology and democracy. We knew that teaching the manufactured controversy of evolution was destined to fail, if only due to educators’ reluctance to teach an additional subject.

We encourage the Gentle Reader to imagine the scenario where students are taught reasoning skills. Within an hour, it would be obvious to many students, although not all students, that certain classmates can not understand the basics of reasoning and other classmates lack critical thinking. This singular effort of teaching “How to Reason: 101” would undermine the modern idea of equality. Once the idea of human equality is exposed as a sham, then other points of the modern agenda would be scrutinized. For if the opinion of human equality is exposed as a farce, other uninformed opinions will also be questioned and, with the ubiquitous aid of Divine assistance, duly dismissed.

The current opinion of the beginning of the cosmos is styled the “Big Bang” theory. One supposition is that all matter now found in the universe was compacted into a space less than a square inch and, for reasons not understood by this researcher, exploded or began to rapidly expand. From this moment, all galaxies came into being. The time of the big bang is thought to have occurred about 13 billion years ago.

Creation science suggests that everything was created from nothing; the material universe is the result of Divine fiat. One controversy of the opinion of created matter would be the observation that matter is permanent, that is, matter is eternal. This opinion suggests that matter can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only change its form: solid to liquid to gas to plasma. The eternal existence of matter, if true, would imply that the initial Old Testament creation account is not properly understood as ex nihilo, but is only a rearrangement of existing material. We note that creation from nothing is a supposition, as it is not expressly found in Scripture. The other version of creation, as found in the second chapter of the book of Genesis, is ambiguous regarding any details of this creation. The creation is dated to approximately 6,000 years ago. We doubt that any promoters of Creation Science are willing to allow the controversial opinion that matter is eternal to be taught during Creation Science class.

A premise of Creation Science is the existence of a creator, or if not a premise, then a creator is implied. Due to his uncertain nature, the creator may be designated by various titles, such as architect or demiurge. Of course, one cannot know beforehand if this creator is beneficial and, until all pertinent evidence is studied, one should not assume the benevolence of this creator. We admit our disadvantage concerning the merits of matter, it seems that matter has no moral qualities, matter is without moral characteristics; it is the epitome of amorality. Finally, it is possible that the creator is not the Old Testament character that opinionated Christians either imagine or presume. Teaching the controversy.

We suggest that the controversy of same sex marriage was overcome by bringing to the novel subject arguments that were not based on neither natural law nor reason, but casting marriage as the expression of love. Love, of course, is an ambiguous word, but it resonates with conventional understanding. We look forward to the legal acceptance of pederasty, not by repetition of the term “love”, but by appealing to the ancient maxim that equates lack of sight with love. By extrapolating from the data gleaned from same sex marriage, pederasty does not appeal to more than one percent of the population. If enjoying the company of male teenagers is not yet in the limelight, we urge patience, for the time is at hand when the enjoyment of youths will not be hindered by outdated morals. We note that “enjoyment” is an ambiguous term, it can be understood as engaging in conversations, or refer to any interactions, generally speaking.

Controversial subjects exist because one opinion is not in agreement with conventional or accepted opinions. Therefore, one can create controversy with little effort by promoting an unpopular position. The location of certain planets at one's birth is more influential than genetics or environment is a statement that contradicts both science and free will. Yet, we have long observed the general physical characteristics of Cancer Geminis. To paraphrase Saint Paul, of the manufacture of controversy, there is no end.

Criticism is similar to controversy, one possible distinction between them is that the later is more open, more available to the general population, and has a dedicated following. We note that controversial subjects rarely include governmental affairs, as the lines between criticism and treason may be not sufficiently defined and subject to blurring by zealous bureaucrats. Therefore, most controversial topics are chosen to avoid any potential charges of treason.

Being critical without either the means, or suggestions, to effect change is nothing but complaining. We submit the following for the Gentle Reader to ponder: generally speaking, complaining is limited to shadows, things of no substance. We live, not in a critical age, but in a complaining age. The transition from the Age of Reason to the complaining age is a clear demonstration providing sufficient evidence that humanity, in toto, is not ascending.

The current state of society is due to imagination and reality becoming indistinct. It is preferable to engage fantasy than to live in the real. Children mature into adults, but this “maturity” only applies to the physical, the seen, not the mind, the unseen. What is the distinction between the behavior of modern men, women and children? The modern age has transformed everyone into children, incapable of behaving as normal men and women. Liberalism is the application of treating all as children. If some people reject this controlling aspect, this actual lack of freedom, this supposed security from the group, then we know the reason: when I was a child, I understand as child.

People do not use reason when interacting with children, to be explicit, they use force. This mode can be easily explained, as children lack reason, while possessing impulses that are not controlled. Therefore, one aspect of parenting is the art of using force, or the implied threat of force, when interacting with humans who lack reason. Those who enjoy authority will not easily abdicate their real or perceived power over others. As with any ability, control and coercion have their purposes and their appropriate times for application. Good taste dictates both the place and method for exerting control, thereby one conserves one's efforts and thereby the effort is recognised by the intended subject. Wisdom, or caution, is the difference between knowing when to intervene and when to abstain. We propose that exploration is natural for development and parental intervention should be limited to issues touching upon safety.

The will to power or the will to control? If unable to control human beings, then expect to witness collections of things, or hoarding, and the importance of material obsessions over individuals, and the manipulations thereof.

The Gentle Reader, as always, will reach his own informed conclusions regarding the solution of the manufactured controversy that is creation science and the real, ever present and unsolvable controversy of Cancer Geminis.